Workbasket



June 19, 1928.

A.y REESE WORKBASKET Filed'Jari. e,

1927 2 Sheets-Sheet June 19, 1928. 1,674,343

, A. REESE woRxBAsKET l Filed Jan. 6. 1 927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E 2.9, f/f5 Patented June 19, 1928.

ANDREW nurse, .orf lirmssinto'n, 'onro Wonxniasiznrr;

rlhis invention aims to' provide a.- work basket' or similar articlewhich may' be fashioned cheaply out of'A standard materials an'drpresentan ornamental appearance@ coupled with durability and trifiingf cost.-

It is Within'` the province of the'v disclosure to improve generallyandi to enhance the utility of devices invention'apper'ta-ins:

lVith the above' and'I other objects inview which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in:v theE combinationandarrangement ofi parts: and in the details of constructionlhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be madewithin the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spiritof the invention.

In the drawings A Figure 1 shows in top plan a device constructed inaccordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse section.

Figure 3 is a plan showing a modified form of the basket;

Figure 4 is a .transverse section of the basket shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmental section taken longitudinally of the flexibleside wall of the basket.

The work basket shown in Figures l and 2 comprises a metal base l ofcup-like frustoconical form, having at its upper edge anvoutstandinmarginal iiange 2 of annular form, the ange being suppliedwith a depending circumferential bead 3. Specifically, the base may bewhat is known commonly as a pie tin. v

The basket includes a body 4, generally made of wire and including anupper ring 5 and a lower ring or shoulder 6, the rings 5 and 6 beingconnected by uprights which are attached to the rings in any suitableway. Each upright comprises approximately parallel arms 8 and a head 9,of inverted V shape, or otherwise, joining the arms 8 of each upright attheir upper ends. The heads 9 may be inclined outwardly, as shown at l0,to increase the capacity of the basket and, also, to protect, in somemeasure, a flexible wall 11, preferably made of cloth, and of annularform, the wall 11 being threaded across the arms 8 of the uprights, andpassing in front of one arm and behind the next arm. The ring 6 iscalled a shoulder, be-

of that type to which the textile wallwll'y may beacolored-or :ornaf thefla-nge 2 against; the shoulderringi 6,

the: constnuctionibeing' suoli that air unusual'.- lyf secure attachmentbetween the base l and the body of thev basketis aiforded',it1 beingpractically impossible` for! Vthef base to be'- come' detached from the'body,L andi-dump: the contents of the basket The-base l, theuprights?and!V the fiexiblfe mented as desired, kthose details beingmatters of design, and left to the taste of the manufacturer, ascontributing to the merchantable qualities of the article, withouthaving any effect on its patentability It will be observed that thelower ring 6 prevents the wall 11 from sliding downwardly olf the arms 8of the uprights, the ring 5 preventing the wall from sliding upwardlyoff the arms of the uprights The work basket shown in Figures 3 and 4comprises a metal base 21 of cup-like frustoconical form, having at itsupper edge an upstanding marginal flange 22 of annular form, the flangebeing supplied with a depending circumferential bead 23. As hereinbeforeexplained, thebasev may be a pie tin The-basket includes la body '24,generally made of wire, and including an upper ring 90 25 and a lowerring or shoulder 26, the rings 25 and 26 being connected by uprightswhich are attached to the rings in any suitable way. Alternating ones ofthe uprights comprise parallel arms 27, spaced at a considera-bledistance apart, and a curved head 28 joining the arms 27. The remaininguprights embody downwardly diverging arms 29 and a head 30 joining thearms 29. The heads 30 are so narrow, and the arms 29 are disposed soclosely together at their upper ends, that the upper extremities of theuprights 29-30 may be inserted into the hole of a spool of thread (notshown). In this form of the invention, the upper ends of the uprightsare not outwardly inclined, as shown at `l0 in Figure 2.

The ring 26 is called a shoulder, because the flange 22 on the base 2labuts against it. The lower ends of the arms 27 and 29 of the uprightsare turned to form inwardly extended feet 32 that bear upon the undersurface of the ange 22, within the bead 23, and hold the iange 22against the possible for the base tobecome detached from the body,thereby spilling the contents of the basket.

In this form ofthe invention, the flexible wall is vin the form of aflattened tube 33,

preferably made of cloth, one end of the tube being turned in, as at 34,to avoid a raw edge, and the opposite end of the tube being insertedinto the first-specified end, as shown at 35. Within the annularfiattened tube is vdisposed a stiffener 36, the ends of which are joinedas shown. at 37, the width of the stifiener 36 being equal approximatelyto the distancefbetween the rings 25 and 26. The flexibleV wall of thebasket is not threaded back and forth between the uprights, as in Figure2, but the 4moved from between the rings basket, outward movement of thewall being 25 prevented by the arms 27 and 29 of the uprights, .upwardmovement of the wall being limited by the ring 25, and downwardmovementof the wall being limitedby the ring 26. Owing to the presenceof the stiifener 36, the flexible wall will remain in place, in theposition shown in Figure 4, but by springing the wall inwardly, it maybe re- 25 and 26. What is claimed is In a basket of the class described,uppe and lower rings, uprights joining the rings and having feet attheir lower ends, a flexible wall held against outward movement by theuprights, and held by theV rings against movement longitudinally ofV theuprghts, and a base the margin of which is located between the feet andthe lower ring. In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own, I havehereto aiiixed my signature.

I ANDREW REESE.

